Kenya Coffee Grading System Explained

The grades of Kenya coffee beans include:

* Kenya E (Elephant Bean)
* Kenya PB (Peaberry)
* Kenya AA (screen 17/18)
* Kenya AB
* Kenya C
* Kenya TT
* Kenya T
* Kenya MH/ML

☕️The coffees are graded when they're still green coffee beans, before being roasted. Any individual coffee tree may produce all grades of coffee, from E through C, which are then sorted by size.

☕️This is done for roasting consistency, since beans of a similar size roast at a similar rate, whereas different sized beans will roast unevenly (eg. smaller ones will over-roast, larger ones will under-roast).

☕️The Kenya coffee grading system doesn't affect the quality of a coffee - this is done by "Class" instead.

☕️Kenyan coffees also receive a "Class" ranging from 1 (worst) through 10 (best) to help further sort coffees within a grade.

KENYA AA CONSIDERED ONE OF WORLD'S FINEST COFFEES

☕️Kenya AA coffee beans are grown at elevations higher than 6,600 feet above sea level. Kenya AA is considered to be one of the world's finest specialty coffees.

☕️Some Kenya AA coffees are light-bodied yet still very bright and exhibiting a floral aroma. Tones of passion fruit are often present, and this is almost always balanced by an acidity that is crisp and refreshing, one of the reasons this is one of the world's finest gourmet coffees.

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Source: Espresso & Coffee Guide